For the last year or so, I've been playing around with shrouds to help distribute forces. When hiking out and trying to keep the boat level, they alone give some boost to the boat since they keep the sail from spilling as much wind. This, of course, makes the boat noticeably less stable, so watch out. I only use them if the jib is out or when I want a more active ride - hiking out and trying to squeeze out a little more speed.

Do you have any closer pictures of your jib setup (furled, unfurled, sailing,) and the hull reinforcements?

Matt I wonder in which condition "Penguinman" folded the bow. 15 knots? 20?In my opinion the jib and the spi should be furled with more than 10 knots or at least this is how i should use it.Islands are very slow whit low winds.I also understand that Hobie cannot sell the jib since some people should probably use it with stronger winds with big danger

For the last year or so, I've been playing around with shrouds to help distribute forces. When hiking out and trying to keep the boat level, they alone give some boost to the boat since they keep the sail from spilling as much wind. This, of course, makes the boat noticeably less stable, so watch out. I only use them if the jib is out or when I want a more active ride - hiking out and trying to squeeze out a little more speed.

Do you have any closer pictures of your jib setup (furled, unfurled, sailing,) and the hull reinforcements?

On the topic of when to put the foresails away, I snuff the spin at about 10mph and switch to the jib + main. Then as the wind picks up I begin to furl the main but leave the jib out. This makes for a very balanced feel of the boat and increases visability. I sail like this up to about 17mph. At that point I snuff the jib and go with a 1/2 furled main.

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2016 AI - Spinn & Jib

“Out of sight of land the sailor feels safe. It is the beach that worries him.” – Charles G. Davis

Matt I wonder in which condition "Penguinman" folded the bow. 15 knots? 20?In my opinion the jib and the spi should be furled with more than 10 knots or at least this is how i should use it.Islands are very slow whit low winds.I also understand that Hobie cannot sell the jib since some people should probably use it with stronger winds with big danger

From what I heard about Jim folding the hull, it happened when he was sailing quite fast with the jib and then hit a sand bar and while grinding to a stop the force of the wind on the sail THEN folded the hull.